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Initial Publication Date: December 7, 2016

Formative Assessment: GeoMapApp

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Use the Worksheet that you downloaded from the Case Study main page to create your report.

Assignment

You will use GeoMapApp to create an elevation profile for New Orleans, LA and locate the lowest and highest elevation points in the city.

  • The first thing you need to do is to find New Orleans in GeoMap. We recommend you use the + and - magnification buttons to zoom at between 750 and 1250 x.
  • Next, load the elevation profile data and look for three areas with elevation extremes (either the highest or lowest elevations or both). Zoom in to about 2000 to 3000 x for these areas.
  • Finally, make profiles for elevation across these three areas using the Grid and Profile tools. The scale on the profiles can be tricky, so run your cursor along the profile to read the elevations.

Your finished assignment will include:

  1. screenshots of each step for the city;
  2. an elevation profile for at least three locations in the city to provide a characterization of each city's topography;
  3. a completed chart for the city summarizing the information you have collected;
  4. a discussion of the relationship between population density and elevation for your area and its significance to the coastal hazard risks faced by the residents (population density observations made using Google Earth).

These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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